JCPL Kids

Children’s book author Audrey Wood was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 12th, 1948. When she was a toddler, she would watch her father repaint murals for the Ringling Brothers Circus in Florida. In fact, many of the circus performers grew to be her friends. She can remember being rocked in the arms of the fat lady and sitting in the lap of the world’s tallest man when she was a kid!

Both Audrey Wood’s father and grandfather were artists and by first grade she decided to become one too! By fourth grade she wanted to become a children’s book author. Audrey Wood painted, danced, acted, and played music as a child. She and her sisters put on plays for their neighbors and friends in their basement and charged 25 cents for each person who came to the show! Dr. Seuss is her favorite author. She once got into trouble in school for crossing out his name on a book and putting her own in its place!

In 1969, Audrey Wood married Don Wood. He is also a children’s book author and illustrator. They have written many books together; you will see some of these below. It wasn’t until her son, Bruce, was born that Wood decided to pursue her goal to become a children’s author. Since then she has become quite a successful one! Check out some of her books below, all of which are available from the library.

A fun family movie in theaters now: Despicable Me 2 - Gru (Steve Carell) is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. What a fun sequel to the first Despicable Me (2010) where Gru who claimed to be a criminal mastermind used a trio of orphan girls as pawns in a grand scheme. Instead of villainous glory he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better. With the jokes flying (for adults, too), "Minions" running amuck and sharp graphics, kids find both of these movies so much fun!

Every third Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Evergreen Children’s staff presents a family movie in their series, Saturday at the Movies. We serve popcorn and offer drinks while families watch movies on the big screen in the meeting room.Here’s the lineup for the rest of the year:

August 17 – Cars, rated G

September 21 – Toy Story 3, rated G

October 19 – Hotel Transylvania, rated PG

November 16 – The Croods, rated PG

December 21 – Rise of the Guardians, rated PG

Journey to Evergreen Library and join them next month. Bring a pillow, a sense of humor and prepare to enjoy a couple of hours of sheer pleasure. It is FREE of course, and you can obtain tickets in person or online one week in advance.

There's a fun, new series of books that shows you how to use easy and inexpensive items to give your clothes and accessories a look that is truly your own. The instructions and step-by-step photos make it easy to be your own fashion designer!

Today was our third LEGO Club and once again a huge crowd of LEGO fans showed up. Thank you to all the participants and parents. I see that LEGOS are becoming popular with the moms and dads who show up too. They just can't resist creating something alongside the kids. Good for them!! I am currently working on keeping this going for the whole year. I gave out fliers with possible times and days for LEGO Club during the school year. If you were not able to attend, but would like to fill one out, please see me at the Conifer Library.

Are you looking for some good ghost stories to tell while sitting around a campfire this summer? Well look no further! This collection includes many spine-tingling tales that will give you a chill, even in the hot summer weather.